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textareaspell-checkingxhtml-1.0-strict
undoIT
undoIT

Reputation: 611

Textarea spellcheck attribute XHTML Strict

I would like to turn off the built-in spellcheck functionality in certain browsers such as Firefox and Opera on a textarea that contains HTML embed code for visitors to copy and paste. This can be done with following attribute:

spellcheck="false"

However, this causes a validation error for XHTML Strict. Also, it doesn't work properly in Opera, because the spell checking returns after a user selects the embed code in the text area. Is there another method for turning off spell check functionality?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 6171

Answers (2)

user1730990
user1730990

Reputation: 21

 $("#id").attr("spellcheck",false);
 $("#id").attr("spellcheck",true);

Upvotes: 1

Li0liQ
Li0liQ

Reputation: 11264

spellcheck="false" is a part of HTML5 specification. Don't you mind changing your doctype in appropriate way?

Another idea proposed in this question is using third-party WYSIWYG editors that don't use textfield for user input.

Upvotes: 7

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